Players Added To The 40-Man Roster

Midnight EST is the deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from being selected in next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com lists the notable prospects who are newly Rule 5 eligible. Of course, the decision whether or not to protect a player has as much to do with roster flexibility and his expected ability to stick on a big league roster for a full season as it does the player’s overall prospect value.

We’ll keep tabs on the day’s 40-man additions here, and you can also check Baseball America’s running updates, which includes breakdowns of the players added.

• The Rays have yet to announce their full list of roster moves, but Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper tweets that second baseman Ryan Brett will be added to the 40-man.
• Following their trade with the Dodgers, the Rays announced that they have added Brett (as Cooper tweeted), right-hander Matt Andriese, left-hander Grayson Garvin, outfielder Mikie Mahtook and catcher Justin O’Conner to the 40-man roster.
• The Dodgers announced that lefty Adam Liberatore, acquired in the trade with the Rays, has been added to the 40-man roster.

Earlier Updates

• The Astros have made one final 40-man roster move, announcing the addition of right-hander Michael Feliz. Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper was among those to express surprise that Feliz had not previously been added to the roster, with some executives telling him they’d be shocked if Feliz wasn’t the No. 1 pick in the Rule 5 Draft (Twitter link).
• The Rangers announced that they’ve added righties Luke Jackson and Jerad Eickhoff, infielder Hanser Alberto and catcher Jorge Alfaro to the 40-man roster.

• The Padres announced three new additions to their 40-man roster: infielder/outfielder Alex Dickerson, right-hander Tayron Guerrero and infielder Taylor Lindsey. The 22-year-old Lindsey was acquired from the Angels this summer in the Huston Street trade.
• The Giants have added right-handers Ray Black, Joan Gregorio, Derek Law and Cody Hall to the 40-man roster, according to the club’s transactions page.
• The Mariners announced that they have added right-hander Mayckol Guaipe, catcher John Hicks and infielder Ketel Marte to the 40-man roster. The team’s release to announce the moves has more information on each player.
• The Phillies announced that they’ve added top prospect and left-hander Jesse Biddle to the 40-man roster along with fellow lefty Adam Morgan and right-hander Nefi Ogando.
• The Brewers will add right-hander David Goforth to their 40-man roster, tweets MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy. The 26-year-old spent this past season as a closer at the Double-A level, saving 27 games and posting a 3.76 ERA in 64 2/3 innings.
• The Cubs announced that they have added right-hander C.J. Edwards, the centerpiece of the Matt Garza trade with the Rangers, to their 40-man roster. The team now has 39 players on its 40-man roster.
• The Pirates have added catcher Elias Diaz, outfielder Willy Garcia, right-hander Nick Kingham and right-hander/top prospect Jameson Taillon to the 40-man roster. Both Kingham and Taillon are prospects of particular note. Taillon, drafted second overall in 2010, has long been considered one of baseball’s best prospects but underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this year. Kingham, selected in the fourth round that same season, rated 64th among prospects entering this season, according to Baseball America, and posted a combined 3.34 ERA in 26 starts between Double-A and Triple-A.
• Righty Zach Lee, lefty Chris Reed, and outfielder Scott Schebler have been added to the Dodgers 40-man, according to a tweet from Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.
• The Reds have filled up their 40-man with the additions of lefty Amir Garrett and outfielder Kyle Waldrop, C. Trent Rosecrans reports on Twitter.
• The Diamondbacks have added infielder Brandon Drury, outfielder Socrates Brito, lefty Will Locante, and righties A.J. Schugel and Kevin Munson, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic tweets.
• Six players will be added to the Mets 40-man, per a team release: righties Noah Syndergaard, Cory Mazzoni, Hansel Robles, Gabriel Ynoa, and Akeel Morris along with left-hander Jack Leathersich.
• The additions for the Nationals are righty A.J. Cole, infielder Wilmer Difo, outfielder Brian Goodwin, and lefty Matt Grace, the club announced.
• The Orioles have announced the addition of righties Tyler Wilson and Mike Wright to their 40-man roster.
• Headed to the Yankees 40-man are a series of players, per Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News (via Twitter): outfielders Tyler Austin and Mason Williams along with righties Danny Burawa and Branden Pinder.
• The Rockies have added lefty Tyler Anderson to the team’s 40-man, per a club announcement.
• The Astros have added infielder Ronald Torreyes and righty Vincent Velasquez to their 40-man, the club announced.
• Five players have ascended to the Marlins 40-man, per a club announcement: catcher Austin Barnes, lefties Adam Conley and Justin Nicolino, and righties Domingo German and Matt Ramsey.
• The Angels have added catcher Jett Bandy to their 40-man, according to a tweet from his representatives at Sosnick Cobbe Sports. Along with Bandy, reliever Dan Reynolds has had his contract purchased, per MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes (via Twitter).
• After clearing some roster space, the White Sox have made several promotions, per Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune (via Twitter). The team has purchased the contracts of righty Frank Montas, infielders Rangel Ravelo and Tyler Saladino, and catcher Kevan Smith.
• Third baseman Renato Nunez has been added to the Athletics’ 40-man, according to a tweet from MLB.com’s Jane Lee.
• The Indians have protected third baseman Giovanny Urshela even as he arrives in town to have his injured knee checked out, Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com tweets. Cleveland will also purchase the contracts of righties Cody Anderson and Shawn Armstrong, lefty Ryan Merritt, and catcher/infielder Tony Wolters.
• Joining the big league roster for the Red Sox are infielder Sean Coyle, lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, catcher Blake Swihart, and first baseman Travis Shaw, the club announced. That leave Boston with a full 40-man.
• The Blue Jays have added righty Ryan Tepera to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, tweets Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
• Four players are also joining the Twins 40-man, per a team announcement: top-100 prospects Miguel Sano and Alex Meyer, along with second baseman Eddie Rosario and lefty Jason Wheeler.
• The Brewers have added three players to their 40-man, per the club’s player development Twitter feed. Righty Taylor Jungmann, lefty Michael Strong, and middle infielder Yadiel Rivera will all be protected from the Rule 5.
• The Tigers have added righty Angel Nesbitt and infielder Dixon Machado to the 40-man roster, the team announced. Both are young Venezuelan ballplayers who reached the Double-A level last year. Nesbitt has worked exclusively as a reliever in recent years, while Machado has spent all his time at short and had something of a breakout performance at the plate last year.